LGBTTQ* Words/Definitions. The following list of words and definitions provide us with an introduction and foundation of language for LGBTTQ* communities. It is important to note words, definitions, and connotations change over time, culture, political climate, economic background, education, race, and geography. New words are created every day.
Hippocrates - Î¤he Father of Medicine. Hippocrates was born around 460 BC on the island of Kos, Greece. He became known as the founder of medicine and was regarded as the greatest physician of his time. He based his medical practice on observations and on the study of the human body. He held the belief that illness had a physical and a rational explanation.
Pediatrics as a specialized field of medicine continued to develope in the mid-19th century; Abraham Jacobi (1830â1919) is known as the father of pediatrics in the USA because of his many contributions to the field.